Became the Butler of the Second Heroine of the Harem

5 – Midsummer (3)

Has this child ever cried?

Let alone crying, he did not complain or complain while waiting on the young lady.

During my education, I never said anything difficult.

He always smiled and said it was okay.

And on the day I almost died, I got up and acted calmly.

Sirius, an unusually more mature child than his peers, was crying like a child of his age in the rain, saying he wanted to become stronger.

Bewildered at the sight of her crying miserably, as if she were crying because she was ugly, she rushed out to the mansion and hugged the child.

Perhaps it was due to the rainy weather, Sirius’s body was completely cold after being soaked in the rain.

“…Let’s go inside. Shouldn’t you catch a cold?”

At my words, he wiped away the tears mixed with rainwater from his face and nodded.

In the eyes of the child who wiped away the tears, there was no longer an innocent look in his eyes.

He was trembling at his own helplessness and was showing a sorrowful look in his eyes, unable to find a place to rage.

Ah, god of starlight, why do you want to burden such a small child?

Please.

Please, do not lead this child down the same path as us.

#

I was overcome with emotion and cried.

The butler gave me a hug for the first time. I barely held back the tears that almost came out again at the benevolent warmth rather than the strict appearance as usual.

The butler, who came into the house with me, wiped me with a towel and said.

“First, change your clothes and go to the lady.

I saw the back of the butler going up the stairs, wiping off the water with the towel I had wiped myself with, and nodded my head and replied ‘Okay’.

First, I changed my wet clothes and knocked on the lady’s door.

Smart.

“My lady, this is Sirius.”

There was no response, so I carefully opened the door and found the young lady on the bed staring at the ceiling without closing her eyes.

“Lady?”

“Oh, Sirius…”

“Can I help you with anything?”

“…No, it’s okay…I just want to rest today…Sirius must have been tired too, so go ahead and rest…”

“Call me anytime if you need my help.”

“…Thank you.”

You turned your body at an angle where I couldn’t see your face. You’ll need some time to think.

Even if she didn’t see her, I bowed my head to say hello and left the door. Then she headed to the house owner’s office.

“Is the lady okay?”

The butler in the office was wearing only a shirt and a black vest, not his usual tailcoat. He answered the question first before being surprised by the sight.

“There’s nothing wrong with you except for being a little dazed.”

“…Time will solve it. Are you okay?”

“…It’s okay.”

“You don’t have to pretend to be strong. Didn’t you cry sadly outside the mansion earlier?”

As expected, I am not the butler for nothing. Of course it can’t be all right, but we still have to move forward.

I don’t want Mr. Gliese’s death to be in vain. The young lady and I have to live as much as he deserves.

That’s the only atonement I can do for Mr. Gliese, and that’s what I have to do.

“You’ve put too much strain on your shoulders. Don’t worry, lady, Roland will be attached to you. Then follow me.”

Who was Roland? I remembered. She was the senior maid who came before Christine or Leona, with light green short hair.

Once in a while, he was one of the people who scolded the lady when she was playing around.

I walked after the butler. Stairs leading down to the basement, visible behind the large central staircase of the mansion. When I went down the stairs, it was getting darker because I didn’t get any light.

At the end of the stairs going down, the butler took a match out of his pocket and lit what appeared to be a structure with a torch.

Then, the luminescent crystals attached to the ceiling lit up the surroundings.

A large iron door appeared at the end of the hallway. When I opened the door with a clang sound with a key I didn’t know when I took it out, there was a room the size of a school playground.

When I entered the room, the butler closed the door and said.

“Do you know what Taurus servant means?”

I remember that in the novel, the butler was stronger than Lars, the main character. In other episodes, there were also cases where other servants passed over the Assassins lightly.

But I don’t know exactly what question you asked.

“…I don’t know.”

“These are the ones who believe in and support their master no matter what. Even if the world turns against the Taurus family, we must stand by the Taurus family.”

“But isn’t it the job of knights to protect the family?”

“It’s no different from knights. But to prevent danger to the family in advance. That’s our job.”

“…I don’t know what you’re talking about…”

“Our servants are a family escort group and a killer group at the same time. The tradition of the servants who served Alkyone, our ancestor who fought with the hero of the starlight, is derived and we are what we are now.”

…I was at a loss for words at the unexpected identity.

#

“Didn’t you say you wanted to be strong? All we can learn is the art of escorting and killing.”

“Why…Why are servants learning such a skill? The imperial family knows this too…”

“Our enemy is the enemy of the imperial family, do you think the Taurus family, loyal to the empire, will betray the empire?”

“…No…”

“Is it scary? If you’re scared, stop now. I won’t stop you. There are other ways.”

He raised a heavier voice than usual.

Are you ready for this?

Of course not. You don’t have to teach this to a child who is just curious.

It will be more helpful to the lady and the child if she is a little older and guards the lady’s side as an escort knight.

By the way.

But Sirius, why are you still making such a face?

A face that seemed ready. What made you like that?

“…As the lady’s attendant, I will do my best as a servant.”

Golden eyes shining in the dark.

Those eyes.

How can the eyes of the same color as the girl’s hair shine like that, unlike the dull yellow color I first saw on the street?

“…Are you sure you won’t regret it?”

It’s not too late now. You don’t have to set foot on this road.

“…I regretted it a long time ago.”

A face that says there are no more regrets. On that day, if I had accompanied him without posting the Gliese article, this would not have happened.

Your age is younger than the lady.

Smaller than a young lady.

A power weaker than that of a young lady.

How did this weak child come all this way? Could it be because of the guilt over the death of Knight Gliese?

“…Then follow me…”

I ended up saying what I had been holding back to the end, what I didn’t want to say.

The road to the first task before becoming a Taurus servant.

Listening to the sound of Sirius’ footsteps, we arrived at the iron cage where we had imprisoned the criminals for interrogation.

“Okay, I’ll give you the first task.”

I opened the cage and led Sirius inside. A blindfolded man, the one responsible for killing Knight Gliese and leaving a large scar from Sirius’ chest to his waist, was imprisoned.

“That guy tried to kill you and the lady, and he’s the one who killed the knight Gliese. Kill him. This is the first task. Even if you can’t do it, you can be a simple servant of the lady.”

Most of the people are half gone from here. Please don’t kill me You are not a child to be stained with such dirty blood.

“Sa…Help me! I told you everything!”

The guy struggled in all directions, but his body was already bound. Can’t get out

I handed the small dagger to Sirius. There was no nervous expression.

A butler, butler, and escort. I don’t want to recommend you to go down the same path as me.

“Yes, I understand.”

But why are you so unconcerned?

“Ahhh! Wrong! Wrong! Wrong…”

Siriously, Sirius’s dagger slashed the criminal’s neck with an unhesitating trajectory. The sinner fell silent at once.

Blood splattered in all directions as a reward for not being able to cut cleanly, probably due to lack of strength.

Is it necessary to go so far with blood on your hands?

Even so, Sirius’s expression did not change.

Rather, it was a gaze that asked what was next.

“Is this enough? Mr. Butler?”

Alas, this is my fault.

“…Yeah, that’s enough.”

In the end, I have to make this child walk the thorny path I walked.

#

My blood cooled quickly and my heart raced when I heard that the man who killed Mr. Gliese and threatened me and the lady was here.

And the result was unexpectedly difficult.

The dagger was heavier than I thought, and its neck was thicker than I thought. Blood splattered in all directions, probably because of the lack of strength.

And the blood that splattered all over the place looked somehow delicious.

…Why does it look so delicious?

“Why is that?”

While staring blankly at the blood, I came to my senses at the butler’s words. I did my first murder.

It was the first time I had killed anything other than bugs.

But.

“Is this the end?”

You hurt me greatly, and you hurt the lady’s heart. Even looking at the cold corpse, strangely, I felt nothing.

“Okay, I’ll start training tomorrow, so tell the lady I won’t be waiting for a while.”

“Yes, I understand.”

“Look, I’ll do the cleanup.”

I wiped the blood from my face with the towel the butler gave me. It was difficult to wipe off due to the viscosity and stickiness peculiar to blood, but it was wiped clean somehow.

Then I came to my room and changed my clothes again. I’m wearing my third suit today.

When I came down the stairs and went to the lady’s door, Mr. Roland, with light green short hair, was standing there. After hearing the story from the butler, Mr. Roland looked different.

Looking around was like an escort knight, and the muscles were clearly visible on the forearm underneath the maid’s uniform. Are other users like that?

The description of the novel is not everything. Yes, this is my second life now, my reality. As if I had just realized it, my mind started spinning.

“Is the young lady all right?”

I talked to Mr. Roland in a friendly way. Mr. Roland, who had a serious expression, looked at me and immediately brightened up, but held her forehead as if she was in trouble.

“He’s still in bed. Did you have a good talk with the butler?”

“Yes, I’m here to talk to you, lady.”

“Ah…I see…Is it over?”

Roland’s eyes darkened slightly. It was obvious that she didn’t even ask me what I was doing well.

“Okay, it’s over.”

“…Awesome…I really thought I was crazy at first.”

Isn’t it true that I’m crazy? No, it can’t be.

“That’s great. May I go in anyway?”

“Oh, yes go in. Be careful talking to the lady.”

“Don’t worry.”

Then I knocked and entered the same way as before.

The young lady was still lying on the bed, and when I came in, she sat up and looked at me. Unlike her usual eyes that looked like the blue sea shining in the sunlight, her eyes were dull blue like a dead lake.

Seeing an 8-year-old child look at her like that, she felt frustrated and said the first thing.

“Are you okay?”

“…No…”

“Would you like some tea?”

“…No…”

“…Lady…”

She was just sitting there hugging her lap and staring at me.

Did I not want to do anything? She sat on the bed and looked at the young lady.

The young lady hesitated to open her mouth several times before finally opening her mouth.

“…Sirius, will always be by your side? Won’t you go away like Gliese?”

Go far. A euphemism for death, such as ‘going up to the sky guided by the light of the stars’. Can I leave this young lady first?

It can’t be.

“Yes, I will always be by your side. You promised me with your little finger then.”

Showing the smile you always show to a young lady, she raised the little finger of her right hand and showed it. The lady who saw it also saw the little finger she was walking on.

“…Yes, I did. Do I have to keep my promise?”

“That’s a promise.”

“Yes, Sirius is not a liar.”

“Don’t worry.”

It was our young lady who jumped up and hugged her as if she were jumping with a slightly brighter expression. When I put the young lady in my arms back on the bed, she tilted her head curiously and asked:

“By the way, how old is Sirius really? He’s shorter than me, but he’s always grown up so I doubt him.”

I’m sorry. Being possessed by such a young body, there are more girls than I thought.

“I don’t know exactly. It must be like a young lady, right?”

“Hmm… Shall we go to Seonggwang Church tomorrow? Maybe the stars will let us know.”

“If you don’t mind my lady, I will. And I don’t think I will be able to serve you for a while.”

“…Why?”

A girl with blue eyes who was genuinely surprised. This is all for the lady.

“I will be trained to be by your side and officially become the family’s butler.”

The lady’s mouth opened wide at my promise. And she cried with genuine joy.

A brilliant full moon in the cloudless night sky was shining on us when the rain that had been pouring through the window had stopped.